Surf Forecasts:
The Reef (Haifa) surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, WNW swell with 66 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Reef (Haifa) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at The Reef (Haifa) in the next 16 days are 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Friday (Sep 18) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sat 19th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Reef (Haifa) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it for the local stretch. To be honest, looking at the charts for the next couple of weeks, it’s a bit of a flat spell. We’ve got a solid two-week stretch where the surf is real small and the conditions are mostly ordinary. The water is sitting at 86°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. Feels like a bath.
The only spot we’re looking at is The Reef (Haifa), a beach and reef setup. It’s inconsistent and exposed to the west. The first glimmer of anything happens on the morning of Friday the 25th of September. We might see a bit of a lift with a swell pushing 4ft from the west-northwest, with moderate energy (125). It’s still shaping up to be surfable but very ordinary. The wind will be glassy though, which is a big plus for a clean surface, but the wave quality is just not there.
That’s pretty much it for the whole window. The rest of the time it’s all tiny, weak, and messy with cross-onshore winds. There’s a big gap after that Friday, with nothing worth paddling out for until the very end of the period. On Tuesday the 29th of September the swell bumps up a bit, 5ft from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds, and the energy gets up to (295). But it’s a cross-shore wind with chop, so it’s not going to be clean. It’s likely going to be a bit of a mess and more of a kite-surfing show than a surfing one. The swell is getting a little size, but the wind is going to ruin it.
If I had to pick the one moment to maybe, *maybe* get a wave, it’s that glassy Friday morning on the 25th. It’s not a standout, it’s just the least bad option.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 62 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:12PM0.27m | 1:17AM0.32m | 1:39PM0.24m | 1:45AM0.29m | 2:15PM0.20m | 2:38AM0.26m | 6:40AM0.25m | 8:54PM0.24m | 7:59AM0.28m | 9:03PM0.27m | 8:37AM0.32m | 9:20PM0.30m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55PM0.11m | 7:51AM0.11m | 7:08PM0.14m | 8:45AM0.15m | 7:03PM0.17m | 1:05PM0.16m | 2:17PM0.13m | 2:01AM0.18m | 2:45PM0.10m | 2:36AM0.14m | 3:08PM0.07m | 3:05AM0.10m | |||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | NW 5 | — | W 6 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 23 | 13 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 49 | 62 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 26 | 22 | — | 33 | 34 | — | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 30 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2228 | 3411 | 1859 | 1288 | 2498 | 2228 | 2228 | 2722 | 322 | 2485 | 2722 | 106 | 2228 | 2228 | 2228 | 2228 | 2228 | 80 | 2078 | 1267 | 322 |
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